DIMAPUR, Sept 4 NNN : The Naga peace process is in a sticky wicket with NSCN-Khaplang group and other groups strongly dismissing that in the event of NSCN-IM bringing any solution will be only a factional solution.
With NSCN faction led by Khole and Kitovi continues to advocate on the line of Nagas of Nagaland and Nagas of Manipur and their separate solutions, the NSCN group headed by S.S Khaplang said today that if any settlement is brought about in the ongoing NSCN-IM and the government of India talks, it will be only a “factional solution”.
NSCN-Khaplang senior kilonser (minister) Wangtin Konyak said, “ We are fighting for sovereignty of the Nagas. This is the desire of the Naga people.”
Wangtin Konyak said that under no circumstances, the NSCN-K will be a part of any settlement brought about from the ongoing talk between New Delhi and NSCN-IM. “Whatever solution the NSCN-IM may bring, it is only a factional solution. Naga issue is a Naga national issue. It cannot be solved only by a faction. The Naga political issue is unique but the government of India refuses to acknowledge our nationhood which is equally demeaning the very existence of Indian nationhood,” the NSCN-K leader explained, adding,” We the Nagas had fought the British not for the Indian independence but for the Naga sovereignty and in the same time, the Indians had fought the Britishers not for the Naga cause, but the government of India imposes their grip on the Nagas till today.”
Wangtin then disclosed that when the Joint Legislature Forum (JLF), the forum of 60 MLAs of Nagaland legislative assembly, headed by chief minister Neiphiu Rio met few days ago with the NSCN-K leaders, the latter had told the chief minister and his team the 60 MLAs of Nagaland are acting in favour of the NSCN faction led by Thuingaleng Muivah and Isak Chsi Swu. “Why do these 60 MLAs of Nagaland went to New Delhi and told the central leaders (GOI) that they are ready to vacate their seats for Naga solution when the talk is involved only by one Naga faction?” asks wangtin, adding,”This act of Neiphiu Rio and his team amounts to favouring only the NSCN-IM and ignores the rest of the Naga political groups.” Wangtin claimed he had told this thing to Neiphiu Rio and his team recently in the meeting. “We are yet to enter into a dialogue process with the government of India but the 60 MLAs of Nagaland have decided to vacate their seats for solution. In that event, who will fill their seats ? The NSCN-IM or others ? But never the NSCN (his outfit headed by Khaplang)”, questions Wangtin Konyak.
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